201215 May

Rise in car sales in April slowest in a decade

Posted in Car sales, Car sales in India, Passenger car sales in India

By Joydip Sur

The car price hike post-budget and rising interest rates have taken a heavy toll on passenger car sales in India.

201224 Apr

Ghost Six Senses concept elevates the spirit of ecstasy to a new level

Posted in Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Ghost, Ghost Six Senses concept, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Beijing Motor Show

By Joydip Sur

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars proudly presents the Ghost Six Senses concept, a highly-bespoke luxury model that encapsulates the richness of experience that comes as standard with any Rolls-Royce and takes it to a new level of sensory indulgence.

201216 Mar

Car prices will rise a min of Rs 5,000 after Union Budget

Posted in Union Budget 2012, car prices, car prices in India, price rise

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Car prices are set to rise in India, after a 2 % hike in basic excise duty from the present 10% to the proposed 12 %. Additionally, excise duty on large cars will also increase from 22% presently to 24%. However, the government has decided against imposing a ‘diesel tax’, a move which has brought some respite to car-makers in the country.

201206 Mar

Rolls Royce launches updated Phantom Series II

Posted in Rolls Royce, Phantom Series II, Rolls Royce Phantom Series II, Drophead Coupe

By Harmaan R A J Madon

The ‘best car in the world’ just got better. BMW-owned Rolls Royce has announced the first updates for the Phantom family since the model was launched almost a decade ago, in 2003. The new Phantom Series II gets some minor styling tweaks, notably to the bumpers and headlights.

201205 Mar

February car sales surge before budget announcement

Posted in car sales, budget, fuel prices, diesel, petrol, diesel cars

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Car sales in February have been better than expected, especially coming on the back of the depressed sentiment in the market in the last quarter of 2011. Most car-makers have reported better than expected sales, but are cautious before commenting on whether such momentum will be maintained in the coming months.

201217 Feb

BMW opens the world's biggest showroom in Abu Dhabi

Posted in BMW, Rolls Royce, MINI, Abu Dhabi

By Harmaan R A J Madon

The BMW Group has opened the world’s largest showroom for BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and BMW motorcycles in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The 35,000 sq mt showroom will employ 450 people, and display up to 70 vehicles at a time.

201209 Jan

Rolls Royce records highest-ever sales in a year!

Posted in Rolls Royce, Rolls Royce sales, global sales record

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars today revealed record sales results for 2011. 3,538 cars were sold globally during the year, a 31 per cent increase on the 2010 total of 2,711 cars. The figure represents the best sales result in the company’s 107-year history; the previous record of 3,347 cars having been set in 1978 during the Silver Shadow II era.

201114 Dec

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Announces Kun Motoren As Dealer For Hyderabad

Posted in Rolls Royce, Kun Motoren, Hyderabad

By Team autojunction

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced Kun Motoren Private Limited as an authorized Hyderabad dealer for the company. A brand new showroom will be fully operational by mid 2012.

201111 Nov

October car sales in India suffer the biggest fall in a decade

Posted in October car sales India

By Team autojunction

The sale of new cars in India went down by 24 % in October 2011 as compared to that of October 2010. It happens to be the most prominent fall in a span of over 10 years, revealed the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).

201124 Oct

Rolls Royce to expand into South America

Posted in Rolls Royce, South America, Brazil, Chile

By Team autojunction

Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is to foray into the South American market for the first time in its 107-year history, with plans to open dealerships in Brazil and Chile.